India bets big on green tech: Budget 2023
In an effort to cut down on carbon intensity, meeting India's clean energy target and committment, providing job opportunities in the green sector, the Indian Government has announced a number of measures to push “Green Growth” through its annual budget 2023. Finance...
World Wetlands Day: Alarming decrease in water bodies in Kashmir, India
In the past 35 years 35 per cent of the world's wetlands have gone. For example, in India, wetlands in the state of Kashmir are almost on the verge of extinction due to the absence of conservation measures by the government, say reports. The topography of river Jhelum...
A trip of faith and sustainability: An enriching escape to Dongaon, Maharashtra, India
By Murtaza Sadriwala The ride enroute Dongaon, a hamlet near Aurangabad in Maharashtra, was remarkably calm, something I hadn’t expected due to an extremely eccentric work schedule the previous day. The endless swathe of green fields and farmlands tucked below rolling...
Cosmetics and Beauty Products That Are Sustainable
By Pritika Singh, Reporter, Greenubuntu Have you even given a thought to how your daily beauty needs and consumption patterns can impact the environment adversely? Well, you are at the right place in case you have always encountered this dilemma of how to be beautiful...
A Sustainable Kidswear Wardrobe for the Little Ones
By Pritika Singh, Reporter, Greenubuntu Nowadays, mothers are very concerned about what their tiny tots will wear or what they would project to the world through their clothes. So, ensuring they wear a different variety of clothes or for the mothers who are going to...
10 Sustainable and Ecofriendly Apparel Brands from India That Are Blazing the Trail
By Pritika Singh, Reporter, Greenubuntu The key to sustainability in clothing and fashion is basically choosing clothes that have a good impact on the environment and also make for great fashion choices. So, why not choose clothes which are friendly to the...
Kajal can harm your baby’s eyes?
By Dr. Shahwar Kazmi, Physician working for Global Health, at the World Health Organization The application of “Kajal” of Kohl on the eyes, especially those of children, is a highly prevalent tradition in the Indian subcontinent. People think that Kajal cleans the...
Smart Sustainable Dehumidifiers and Air Conditioners From LG Energy Air Care
In a move towards injecting sustainability practices in the world, ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year LG Electronics USA has hugely expanded its portfolio of energy-efficient residential and home air care products with a new 50-pint LG PuriCare™ dehumidifier. The drain...
Do Hrithik Roshan or Ronnie Coleman have zero percent body fat?
I was just coming out of my gym, when I bumped into an acquaintance, who is also a kind of a know-all person ready to dispense advice at the drop of a hat. After exchanging pleasantries, he remarked on the poster behind us (of famous Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan,...
Does sweating burn your fat? Not at all
I was talking to my trainer the other day at Cult Gym, a popular fitness center in Lokhandwala, Andheri West, Mumbai, India. He said that the more we sweat the more calories we burn. I countered by saying that if that were the case why workout at all. One can just sit...
Greenubuntu organizes plantation drive in Paras Hospital, Patna
Greenubuntu, an organization working for the cause of environment, organized a plantation drive at Paras Hospital, Patna, a few days back. Chief guest Dr. Ahmed Hai graced the occasion by planting Ashok trees in the vicinity. This drive took place with the initiative...
“The entire world is now concerned about environment”
The environment is in a serious crisis and something must be done about it. Children and schools can do their bit in saving this beautiful earth. Greenubuntu Co-founder and Associate Editor Ushi Fatma spoke with Dr. Anupama Mishra, Principal, Sunbeam School Varuna,...